A YEAR IN REVIEW
2020-21 Highlights ACS Social Innovators Partnership FEBRUARY 2021
INJAZ UAE Financial Literacy Workshops DECEMBER 2020
Nine ACS students successfully completed a 12-week course and earned certificates in Social Entrepreneurship from the Social Innovators Program in partnership with University of Pennsylvania, ACS and Schoolyard Ventures. Developing an entrepreneurial mindset while in High School gives students substantive advantages for the future.
5th #MyFreedomDay @ ACS
19 Elementary School, 31 Middle School and 17 High School students attended online workshops in financial literacy hosted by INJAZ UAE (a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide) in partnership with ExxonMobil, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, and Deloitte. Students learned about wise spending, saving and being a smart consumer. The more advanced workshops covered the basics of investing in the stock market and the variety of jobs available in the financial sector.
MARCH 4-16, 2021 For five years, ACS has joined CNN #MyFreedomDay, a day of action to end modern-day slavery. ACS has incorporated #MyFreedomDay into its educational program. Today, all students of all ages learn about what it means to be free and how to advocate for those who are not. Segment shot live from ACS campus with CNN International news anchor and Managing Editor, Becky Anderson.
4th Recipient of Haitham Award APRIL 2021
2021 International School Award Winner JANUARY 2021 ACS won the Future-Thinking Innovators Award at the 2021 International School Awards for its innovative and cutting-edge Middle School technology program.
ACS on CNN FEBRUARY 23, 2021 ACS was featured by CNN as an example of how schools reopened safely and remain open during the global pandemic.
AWARD WINNER 2021
18 | American Community School of Abu Dhabi
Taylor Campbell (Grade 11) named the fourth recipient of the Haitham Zamzam Al Hammadi Medal of International Friendship. Launched in 2018 by the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority (EAA) in honor of a former ACS alum and trustee, the annual award recognizes a student for their contributions to positive and productive global citizenry.
